Cultivating Connection: Big I MN’s Commitment to Members and Innovation
I hope you are all enjoying a fun-filled summer. As an Oklahoma girl, it is my favorite season. The garden has been calling to me between other commitments.
Your board met recently to continue to pursue innovative ways to serve you, our members. In that vein, we’ve added a tagline to our mission statement that says it all – “To advocate, educate, and innovate”. Our meeting centered around these initiatives.
First, I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention our 2nd annual LeadHERship Women’s Conference, scheduled for October 1st at the Metropolitan Ballroom. We are close to capacity already! If you want to attend, drop everything and register. If you’d like to sponsor the event, reach out to Michelle Herr.
Our legislative committee continues to meet regularly to collaborate with our lobbyist, Robyn Rowen. While the division in the legislature this term was an impediment, we will be holding a seat on a task force to discuss property insurance issues. We are the ONLY association representing independent agents on that task force.
As I shared with you previously, education is my passion. The landscape for education is changing at a record-breaking pace. To effectively meet the needs of our members of all sizes, we have created an education committee, similar to our legislative committee. I’ll be meeting with our association staff in early September to flesh out the objectives and explore potential committee members. If you are interested in participating, as a committee member or as an instructor, please reach out to Amy, April, or me. We’d be thrilled to hear from you.
Our world is changing around us faster than we ever imagined. Adapting and innovating is critical to your survival. Big I Minnesota is here to help. We are meeting with many of our Power in Partner supporters in September. We would also love to meet with you. We’ll be scheduling meetings with member agencies, large and small, throughout the year. If you’d like to share your input or take a more active role in Big I MN, give us a shout! I firmly believe – We are better together!